Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest, 05 April 2025

Score2-1 to Aston Villa
RefereeSimon Hooper
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance42,743

View Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 16 Aston Villa won: 8 Drawn: 5 Nottingham Forest won: 3 Aston Villa scored: 23 Nottingham Forest scored: 16 . Aston Villa now remained unbeaten in their last nine home league meetings since October 1994 (won six).

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

1 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Morgan Rogers 13 G
Donyell Malen 15 G

Goals:

Jota Silva 57 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Axel Disasi
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Andrés García
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Donyell Malen
Midfielder/Forward Marco Asensio
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

Matz Sels Goalkeeper
Nikola Milenković Defender
Morato Defender
Murillo Defender
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Nicolás Domínguez Midfielder
Callum Hudson-Odoi Midfielder
Ryan Yates Midfielder
Anthony Elanga Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Ezri Konsa for Andrés García 46
Boubacar Kamara for Amadou Onana 62
Jacob Ramsey for Donyell Malen 62
Marcus Rashford for Ollie Watkins 62
John McGinn for Marco Asensio 73

Substitutions:

Jota Silva for Anthony Elanga 46
Ramón Sosa for Nicolás Domínguez 74
Willy Boly for Morato 75

Cards:

Marco Asensio 51 Y
Emiliano Martínez 86 Y

Cards:

Morato 49 Y
Jota Silva 73 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Carlos Miguel
Defender Zach Abbott
Defender Willy Boly
Defender/Midfielder Eric da Silva Moreira
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Midfielder Danilo
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Jota Silva
Midfielder/Forward Ramón Sosa

Comments:

League position: 6th . Aston Villa now remained unbeaten in their last 15 home games in the Premier League (won eight). . Villa had now won seven consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since April 2019 (ten). . They had now scored more than one goal in 15 of their last 21 home games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Nottingham Forest had now lost all 79 of their last games in the Premier League in which they trailed by two or more goals. . Forest had now lost four of their last nine games in the Premier League (won four). . They had now conceded two or more goals in six of their last 13 games in all competitions.

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Morgan Rogers 13 G
Donyell Malen 15 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Axel Disasi
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Andrés García
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Donyell Malen
Midfielder/Forward Marco Asensio
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Ezri Konsa for Andrés García 46
Boubacar Kamara for Amadou Onana 62
Jacob Ramsey for Donyell Malen 62
Marcus Rashford for Ollie Watkins 62
John McGinn for Marco Asensio 73

Cards:

Marco Asensio 51 Y
Emiliano Martínez 86 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford

Comments:

League position: 6th . Aston Villa now remained unbeaten in their last 15 home games in the Premier League (won eight). . Villa had now won seven consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since April 2019 (ten). . They had now scored more than one goal in 15 of their last 21 home games in the Premier League.

1 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Jota Silva 57 G

Starting lineup:

Matz Sels Goalkeeper
Nikola Milenković Defender
Morato Defender
Murillo Defender
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Nicolás Domínguez Midfielder
Callum Hudson-Odoi Midfielder
Ryan Yates Midfielder
Anthony Elanga Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Jota Silva for Anthony Elanga 46
Ramón Sosa for Nicolás Domínguez 74
Willy Boly for Morato 75

Cards:

Morato 49 Y
Jota Silva 73 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Carlos Miguel
Defender Zach Abbott
Defender Willy Boly
Defender/Midfielder Eric da Silva Moreira
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Midfielder Danilo
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Jota Silva
Midfielder/Forward Ramón Sosa

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Nottingham Forest had now lost all 79 of their last games in the Premier League in which they trailed by two or more goals. . Forest had now lost four of their last nine games in the Premier League (won four). . They had now conceded two or more goals in six of their last 13 games in all competitions.